A greenhouse tour of the Arid Zine Cactarium

Join me on a meandering journey through the 9sq m Arid Zine greenhouse, investigating some of the different cacti, succulents and caudex plants growing within. This video is organised within the different micro-climates of the greenhouse, focusing on a few specific plants — discussing their morphological features, cultivation advice and, in some instances, interesting stories behind them.

The species examined in detail in the video include:
Aloe pillansii
Pelargonium klinghardtense
Oxalis flava
Dendrosicyos socotrana
Boswellia sacra
Backebergia militaris
Trichocereus sp.
Euphorbia abdelkuri
Dorstenia gigas
Huernia zebrina
Ceropegia ampliata
Bulbine mesembryanthemoides ssp. namaquensis
Eriospermum paradoxum
Lapidaria margaretae
Dorstenia lavrani
Impatiens tuberosa
Haworthia truncata
Euphorbia francoisii
Euphorbia ramena

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Backebergia militaris (Audot) Bravo
observed in Mexico
by karel

Aloidendron pillansii (L.Guthrie) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.
observed in South Africa
by Corné Rautenbach

Pelargonium klinghardtense R.Knuth
observed in Namibia
by Jean Audissou

Suggested attribution Dendrosicyos socotrana Balf.fil.
observed in Yemen
by Alenka Mihoric

Suggested attributionEriospermum paradoxum (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.
observed in South Africa
by Petra Broddle

Euphorbia ramena
Attribution: Michael Wolf